106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPNews Release

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Tim Hogarth, Don DuBois head fieldfor 104th SCGA Amateur Championship

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, June 29, 2005 — Defending champion Tim Hogarth of Northridge and newlycrowned California Amateur champion Don DuBois of Newport Beach head a field of 84 golfers who will teeit up in the 106th Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Amateur Championship July 8-10 at TijerasCreek Golf Course in Rancho Santa Margarita.

This will be just the fourth time that the SCGA’s premiere championship — the nation’s second-oldest, contin-uously contested amateur golf championship — will be played at a public course. Tijeras Creek GC is thehome course of SCGA President Bill Cunerty, who is also the golf coach at Saddleback College in nearbyMission Viejo. It’s also just the fourth time that the tournament has been held in Orange County; the last onewas in 1995 when Charlie Wi won at Santa Ana CC.

The 72-hole stroke play event will include 36 holes on Friday, followed by a cut to the low 42 scorers and ties.That group will play 18 holes each on Saturday and Sunday. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. each day. Gallery iswelcome at no charge.

The 39-year-old Hogarth is seeking to become just the sixth player in history to successfully defend his title,which he won last year at Hillcrest CC in Los Angeles with a 1-under-par 279. That victory also completed aunique “triple crown,” as Hogarth became the first player ever to win the SCGA Amateur, SCGA Mid-Amateur (1999) and California Amateur (1999) championships.

To win again, Hogarth will have to turn back a strong field that starts with DuBois, the 46-year-old formerprofessional who last week became the second-oldest player ever to capture the California Amateur when hedefeated 17-year-old Joseph Bramlett of Saratoga, 2 & 1, in the 36-hole championship match at Pebble BeachGolf Links. DuBois finished tied for ninth at Hillcrest last year.

Other veteran players of note scheduled to play are:• Craig Steinberg, 47, of Oak Park, still chasing that elusive fifth SCGA Amateur title after winning four timesin a 10-year-span. Steinberg is one of three players ever to win four SCGA Amateur titles; should he winanother, he’d join Paul Hunter as the only five-time winner.

• Scott McGihon, 37, of Bermuda Dunes, the 2000 SCGA Amateur and 2004 Trans-Mississippi Mid-Amateurchampion, who was a quarterfinalist at last week’s California Amateur. McGihon, a middle school teacherand high school golf coach in the Coachella Valley, was runner-up to Hogarth last year.

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• Ed Cuff, 43, of Rancho Santa Fe (he recently moved from Murrieta), the 1998 California Amateur championand 2002 SCGA Mid-Amateur runner-up (to McGihon).

• John Pate, 45, of Santa Barbara, who won the centennial playing of this event in 1999 at Industry Hills andlast week lost a 1-up-quarterfinal match to DuBois at the California Amateur. Pate, the 2000 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion, is the brother of six-time PGA Tour winner Steve Pate.

Several younger players will likely challenge Hogarth, as well, including:• Recent USC graduate Nico Bollini of Yorba Linda, the 2002 SCGA Amateur champion;

• Joshua Warthen of Pismo Beach (and San Diego State), the 2003 Southern California Community Collegechampion;

• Kevin Kim of Jamul, who won this year’s California Community College individual championship playingfor SCGA President at Bill Cunerty. Earlier in the spring, he won the 2005 Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur,which was played at Tijeras Creek GC;

• Brett Kanda of La Crescenta, this year’s CIF-SCGA High School Southern Regional champion;

• Cameron Tringale of Laguna Niguel, who was runner-up to Kanda in the Southern Regional and finished14th in the state tournament.

Throughout its rich history, the SCGA Amateur has been won by some of the greatest golfers in history,including George Von Elm, Johnny Dawson, Bruce McCormick, Al Geiberger and, in 1994, Tiger Woods, whoset single-round (62) and 72-hole (270) scoring records winning at Hacienda GC. Equally impressive are thosewho tried and failed to win the title, including such professional major winners as Craig Stadler, Corey Pavin,Scott Simpson, Mark O’Meara and Phil Mickelson.

Founded in 1899, the Southern California Golf Association is one of the oldest and largest regional golf associ-ations in the world, with more than 155,000 individuals who belong to more than 1,100 clubs in SouthernCalifornia and Baja California. Among its many services, the SCGA provides handicap indexes for its mem-bers; uses its own state-of-the-art handicap computer system at all clubs in Southern California; providescourse ratings and Slope ratings for all clubs in the association; publishes FORE Magazine, an award-winning,four-color bimonthly publication for members; publishes the annual Southern California Directory of Golf;runs one of the most dynamic golf web sites in the world; and conducts 13 championships and dozens ofqualifying events for itself and the United States Golf Association.

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106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPFact Sheet

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SCHEDULE OF PLAY:Friday, July 8

Saturday, July 9Sunday, July 10

The 106th Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) AmateurChampionship, conducted each year since 1900. This is the sec-ond-oldest continuously contested amateur championship in theUnited States (the Utah State Amateur began in 1899). The U.S.Amateur was begun in 1895 but was suspended during WorldWar I and World War II.July 8, 9 and 10Tijeras Creek Golf Club; Rancho Santa Margarita. Tijeras Creek isthe home club of SCGA President Bill Cunerty. This will be the fourth time that the SCGA Amateur has been con-ducted at a public golf course. Other times and winners were:• 1998, The SCGA Golf Course • Greg Padilla• 1999, Industry Hills GC• John Pate • 2003, Torrey Pines GC • Roy Moon

Eighty-four (84) of the finest amateurs from the SCGA’s more than1,200 member clubs. Exemptions from qualifying for the champi-onship were earned through at least one of the following cate-gories (provided the player is otherwise eligible — see separatelist for players competing):1. Past 10 SCGA Amateur champions (1995-2004)2. Past 10 California Amateur champions (1996-2005)3. Top 10 finishers (and ties) in 2004 SCGA Amateur4. Top 5 finishers (and ties) in 2004 SCGA Mid-Amateur5. 2004 SCGA Senior Amateur champion6. 2005 California Golf Association Senior Amateur champion7. 2005 CIF-SCGA Southern Regional High School Champion8. Qualifers for match play in 2005 California Amateur9. 2004 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur match play qualifiers10. 2005 U.S. Open qualifiers11. 2004 SCGA Tournament of Club Champions winner12. Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur champion13. Special invitations

All contestants will play 36 holes of stroke play beginning on tees1 and 10. Morning tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. Afternoon teetimes will begin at 1:00 p.m. At the completion of the secondround, the field will be cut to the low 42 and ties.18 holes; first tee off at 7:30 a.m.18 holes; first tee off at 7:30 a.m. In the event of a tie for firstplace, the championship will be determined when one of the tiedplayers makes a better score than his opponent(s) on a playoffhole.

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPQualifying Events

Antelope Valley CC; Palmdale 6,772 yards; par 72

Qualifiers:68 — Steve Fink, Las Vegas, NV.69 — Erik Jarvey, Palmdale.70 — Danny Hoffenberg, Simi Valley.

Alternates:70 — X-Dan Sullivan, Pasadena.71 — Dustin Rhone, Culver City.

Brookside GC (Koiner); Pasadena7,037 yards; par 72

Qualifiers: 71 — Joe Sanders, La Quinta.72 — Joey Behrstock, Beverly Hills; Dan Geis, El

Segundo; Mike McCabe Jr, Thousand Oaks; JeffreyPayne, Garden Grove; Mark Rossi, La Verne; GregWells, Santa Barbara.

73 — Patrick Carrigan, Alhambra; Guy Livesay, LaHabra.Alternates:

73 — Chad Russell, San Gabriel; John Meek,Rancho Palos Verdes.

Carlton Oaks CC; Santee 6,700 yards; par 72

Qualifiers:69 — Bert La Mar, Carlsbad; Todd Strible, San

Marcos.70 — Jeff Hunter, San Diego.71 — Brian Hess, La Mesa; Andrew McCabe, San

Diego; Matthew Pierce Jr., San Juan Capistrano.72 — Nick Bernhard, Poway.

Alternates:72 — Aaron Goldberg, Carlsbad; X-Jason

Puterbaugh, Carlsbad.

Robinson Ranch (Mountain); Santa Clarita 6,508 yards; par 71

Qualifiers:69 — Brad Uptgraft, Valencia.70 — Doug Miller, Thousand Oaks; Amit Nat,

Northridge.71 — Gregg Gauvin, Valencia.72 — Tyler Hurst, Bakersfield.

Alternate:73 — X-Brian Edick, Valencia ; Darren Schwartz,Westlake Village.

The SCGA GC; Murrieta 6,970 yards; par 72

Qualifiers:67 — Jeff Koprivetz, Yorba Linda.69 — David Ober, Riverside; Ryan Panichpakdee,

Long Beach; David Ujihara, Brea; Colin Wilcox,Camarillo.

70 — Robert Caton, Huntington Beach; CameronTringale, Laguna Niguel.

71 — Rick Magnus, San Diego; Carl Smith IV,Laguna Beach.Alternates:

71 — Brandon Beck, Oak Park; Bucky Coe, Olivenhain.

The SCGA GC; Murrieta6,724 yards; par 72

Qualifiers: 69 — Ian Hjulberg, Riverside.70 — Gabriel Armendariz, Tustin; Adam Nelson,

Avalon; Phillip Telliard, Riverside.71 — Kendall Adams Jr., Fallbrook; Bryan

Newman, San Bernardino.72 — Chris Arkin, Irvine; Amit Chopra, Newport

Coast.Alternates:

73 — X-Eugene Choi, Diamond Bar; Kent Taylor,Ramona.

The SCGA GC; Murrieta6,970 yards; par 72

Qualifiers:70 — Peter Booth, Carlsbad.71 — Scott Thomas, San Bernardino.72 — Masao Sugimoto, San Diego.73 — Max Schechter, Rancho Santa Fe; Scott

Stewart, San Diego.Alternates:

73 — X-Mark Sumida, Laguna Niguel.74 — Pete Roberts, San Marcos.

Sun Lakes CC; Banning7,006 yards; par 72

Qualifiers:72 — Paul Rice, Redlands.73 — Greg Uberuaga, Los Angeles.74 — Donald O’Connor, Carlsbad.

Alternates:74 — X-Mark Modglin, Simi Valley.76 — Mark Gardner, Redlands.

X=Alternates playing in event

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPTournament History

The SCGA Amateur is one of the nation’s old-est continuously contested amateur golf champi-onships. The first SCGA Amateur was held lessthan one year after the Southern California GolfAssociation was formed on July 29, 1899. Onlythe Utah Amateur, begun in 1899, has a longerconsecutive string (the U.S. Open and U.S.Amateur both predate the SCGA Amateur, butboth USGA events were suspended during waryears).

A match play format was used for the first 58years of the tournament. In 1957, the format waschanged to 72 holes of stroke play. In 1973,increasing interest and the number of entriesresulted in regional qualifying with a 36-holefinale. The 72-hole stroke play format was rein-stituted in 1974. In addition to the championshipitself, for many years the tournament also hadnet competition in flights. However, due to theincreasing popularity of this portion of the tour-nament, a separate SCGA Amateur NetChampionship was created in 1993.

The list of SCGA Amateur championsincludes many of the legendary names of golf.Charles E. Orr, who won the first title with a 6 &4 win over SCGA President Peter Maud, wasdescribed as a “crack player from the PasadenaCountry Club.” Another Pasadena resident, Dr.Paul Hunter, won a record five SCGA Amateurtitles from 1912 to 1929. In 1925, George VonElm became the only player ever to win theSCGA Amateur, Northern California GAAmateur and California Amateur in the sameyear (a year later, he became the first SouthernCalifornian to win the U.S. Amateur).

The ‘40s were a golden age of golf inSouthern California, with the likes of JohnnyDawson, Bobby Gardner and Bruce McCormick— all eventual Walker Cuppers — capturedSCGA Amateur titles.

Notable winners in the 1950s included AlGeiberger (in 1956 and 1959) and car dealerFletcher Jones, while future PGA Tour membersBarry Jaeckel, John Jacobs, Mark Pfeil, Tony Sills,Jeff Hart, Greg Twiggs, Dave Sheff, David Hobby,Paul Stankowski and Todd Demsey have won insubsequent decades. Among those who havetried to win the SCGA Amateur and failed areCraig Stadler, Scott Simpson, Corey Pavin, MarkO’Meara and Phil Mickelson.

In recent years, Craig Steinberg has won fourSCGA Amateur titles (1987, 1991, 1992, 1997), justthe third person to accomplish that feat, joiningDawson, who won four times, and Hunter whowon five titles.

In 1994, Tiger Woods, the most celebratedgolfer of the current generation, won the SCGAAmateur at Hacienda GC, setting a four-roundscoring record of 270 helped in large measure bya single-round record 62 in the third round.

2004 SCGA AMATEUR

Tim Hogarth of Northridge was the only playerunder par at Hillcrest CC as he won the 105thSCGA Amateur Championship by four shotsover 2000 champion Scott McGihon. Hogarthshot 71-71-68-69 — 279 at Hillcrest, which wasplaying to a par 70. Hogarth — the 1999California Amateur and 1999 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion — became the first player tocomplete the “triple crown” of major amateurtitles. Hogarth also captured the 1996 U.S.Amateur Public Links Championship and playedin the 1997 Masters.

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPTournament Chronology

2004 Tim Hogarth..............................................Hillcrest CC2003 Roy Moon...........................................Torrey Pines GC2002 Nico Bollini.........................................El Caballero CC2001 John Merrick...............................................La Jolla CC2000 Scott McGihon............................Rancho Santa Fe GC1999 John Pate..........................................Industry Hills GC1998 Greg Padilla ...........................The SCGA Golf Course1997 Craig Steinberg ........................................Lakeside GC1996 Kevin Marsh .......................................Santa Maria CC1995 Charlie Wi ..............................................Santa Ana CC1994 Tiger Woods* ..........................................Hacienda GC1993 Todd Demsey .......................................Brentwood CC1992 Craig Steinberg.................................Fairbnks Rch CC1991 Craig Steinberg ...........................................Bel-Air CC1990 Pat Duncan ................................................Wilshire CC1989 Paul Stankowski .....................................Glendora CC1988 Craig Steinberg ....................................Annandale GC1987 Greg Starkman..........................................Braemar CC1986 Dave Sheff .................................................Hillcrest CC1985 Brad Greer..................................................Virginia CC1984 Brad Greer ...........................................San Gabriel CC1983 David Hobby ......................................Santa Maria CC1982 Mark Blakely...........................................Stockdale CC1981 Greg Twiggs ..............................................Stardust CC1980 Jon (Bud) Ardell......................................Oakmont CC1979 Jeff Hart ...................................................Hacienda GC1978 Brian Gaddy ................................................Bel-Air CC1977 Doug Clarke ...............................................La Jolla CC1976 Tony Sills.................................................California CC1975 Lee Davis ...................................................Wilshire CC1974 Jim Porter..............................................Brentwood CC1973 John Richardson .....................................El Niguel CC1972 Mark Pfeil ..................................................Hillcrest CC1971 John Beetham.............................................Virginia CC1970 Gary Sanders...........................................Oakmont CC1969 U.T. Thompson III..................................Hacienda GC1968 Barry Jaeckel ............................................Lakeside GC1967 Greg Pitzer...................................................Riviera CC1966 John A. Jacobs .........................................Victoria Club1965 Richard Davies.....................................Annandale GC1964 Lary O. Brown ....................................San Gabriel GC1963 Bruce McCormick.....................................Hillcrest CC1962 Larry Bouchey ...........................................Virginia CC1961 Ted Richards Jr....................The The Los Angeles CC1960 Ben Alyea..............................................Brentwood CC1959 Alan Geiberger........................................Oakmont CC1958 Frank Hixon ..............................................Wilshire CC1957 Verne Callison..........................................Lakeside GC1956 Alan Geiberger ......................................Santa Ana CC1955 Jerry Steelsmith....................................Annandale GC1954 Ted Richards Jr. ...................................San Gabriel CC1953 Fletcher Jones .............................The Los Angeles CC1952 John W. Dawson.......................................Hillcrest CC1951 Jim Ferrie....................................................Virginia CC

1950 Jim Ferrie .................................................Oakmont CC1949 Jerry Douglas ..........................................Victoria Club1948 Bruce McCormick.....................................Wilshire CC1947 Bruce McCormick ..................... The Los Angeles CC1946 Bobby Gardner ..........................................Virginia CC1945 John Dawson .......................................San Gabriel CC1944 John Dawson...........................................Lakeside GC1943 Smiley Quick.............................................Hillcrest CC1942 John Dawson ..............................The Los Angeles CC1941 Pat Abbott................................................Oakmont CC1940 Smiley Quick............................................Lakeside GC1939 Frank Hixon .........................................Annandale GC1938 Pat Abbott...............................................California CC1937 Jack Gaines ..................................................Riviera CC1936 Roger Kelly ............................................San Diego CC1935 Harry Wesbrook.........................The Los Angeles CC1934 Charles Seaver ............................................Bel-Air CC1933 Harold Thompson ...............................Brentwood CC1932 Jack Gaines ..........................................San Gabriel CC1931 David Martin..............................The Los Angeles CC1930 Fay Coleman ............................................Midwick CC1929 Gibson Dunlap............................................Bel-Air CC1928 Fay Coleman ............................................Midwick CC1927 George Von Elm ......................................Lakeside GC1926 Paul Hunter .........................................California CC/

Brentwood CC1925 George Von Elm .........................The Los Angeles CC1924 Paul Hunter..........................................Annandale GC1923 Willie Hunter ...........................................Midwick CC1922 George Von Elm...................................Flintridge CC/

Pasadena GC1921 Paul Hunter ................................The Los Angeles CC1920 E.H. Seaver..................................The Los Angeles CC1919 Douglas Grant ............................The Los Angeles CC1918 R.J. Cash, Jr. ................................The Los Angeles CC1917 Windsor B. Walton ..................................Midwick CC1916 Harold B. Lamb..........................The Los Angeles CC1915 E.S. Armstrong.........................................Midwick CC1914 Carleton Wright ..................................San Gabriel CC1913 Norman Macbeth.......................The Los Angeles CC1912 E.S. Armstrong ...........................The Los Angeles CC1911 Norman Macbeth.......................The Los Angeles CC1910 Wm. Frederickson ...............................Annandale GC1909 Paul Hunter..........................................Annandale GC1908 Paul Hunter ................................The Los Angeles CC1907 Sterling Liness ............................The Los Angeles CC1906 Wm. Frederickson......................The Los Angeles CC1905 Walter Fairbanks ........................The Los Angeles CC1904 W.K. Jewett .................................The Los Angeles CC1903 Walter Fairbanks ........................The Los Angeles CC1902 H.M. Sears ...............................................Pasadena CC1901 Walter Fairbanks ........................The Los Angeles CC1900 Charles E. Orr.............................The Los Angeles CC

* Tournament record of 270 for 72-hole stroke play.*

DATE WINNER............................................FINALS LOCATION DATE WINNER............................................FINALS LOCATION

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPHistorical Notes

MULTIPLE WINNERSn FIVE-TIME CHAMPION

Paul Hunter is the only five-time winner in thehistory of the SCGA Amateur, all the moreremarkable considering the spread of years(1908, 1909, 1921, 1924, and 1926). n FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS

Legendary amateur golfer Johnny Dawson cap-tured four SCGA Amateur titles (1942, 1945,1946, and 1952), while Craig Steinberg capturedfour titles in a 10-year span: 1988, 1991, 1992 and 1997).n THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS

Walter Fairbanks captured SCGA Amateurcrowns in 1901, 1903 and 1905. George Von Elmwon in 1922, 1925 and 1927. Bruce McCormickturned the trick in 1947, 1948 and 1963.n TWO-TIME CHAMPIONS

Twelve other golfers have won two SCGAAmateur titles, but only Brad Greer (andSteinberg) have done it in the past 30 years.Two-time winners include William Frederickson(1906, 1910), Norman Macbeth (1911, 1913), E.S.Armstrong (1912, 1915), Fay Coleman (1928,1930), Jack Gaines (1932, 1937), Frank Hixon(1939, 1958), Smiley Quick (1940, 1943), PatAbbott (1938, 1941), Jim Ferrie (1950, 1951), TedRichards Jr. (1954, 1961), Alan Geiberger (1956,1959), and Greer (1984, 1985).n WINNERS IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS

Dawson, McCormick, Ferrie, Greer, andSteinberg are the only back-to-back winners.

MATCH PLAYLARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY

n 1925: George Von Elm defeated NormanMacbeth, 12 & 10, at The The Los AngelesCC. Von Elm also won the CaliforniaAmateur and U.S. Amateur that year and fin-ished second in the L.A. Open the followingJanuary.

n 1909: Paul Hunter defeated Nat F. Wilshire,11 & 10, at Annandale GC.

n 1926: Hunter won a record fifth SCGAAmateur by defeating R.G. Cawsey, 10 & 9;the tournament was held at California CCand Brentwood CC.

n 1942: John Dawson of Lakeside GC defeatedBruce McCormick of Oakmont CC, 10 & 8, atThe Los Angeles CC. Dawson andMcCormick were two of the greatest playersin the history of amateur golf.

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPHistorical Notes (continued)

STROKE PLAY n TOURNAMENT RECORD:• 1994: 270 — Tiger Woods at Hacienda GC• 1985: 274 — Brad Greer at Virginia CC• 2005: 279 — Tim Hogarth at Hillcrest CC• 1963: 280 — Bruce McCormick at Bel-Air CC• 1995: 280 — Charlie Wi at Santa Ana CCOf Note: Mark Johnson’s 275 as runner-up toTiger Woods in 1994 and Charlie Wi’s third-placescore of 278 that year would have won everytournament except 1985 and 1994.n MOST UNDER PAR:• 1985: 10 shots — Brad Greer

at Virginia CC (par 71)• 1994: 10 shots — Tiger Woods

at Hacienda GC (par 70)n LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: • 12 shots: Brad Greer’s 274 at Virginia CC in

1985 was 12 shots better than Brian Mahon.• 6 shots: U.T. Thompson III (281) defeated Kip

Puterbaugh (287) at Hacienda GC in 1969.n PLAYOFFS:• 1966: John Jacobs defeated Kemp Richardson

on the third extra hole at The Victoria Club.• 1974: Jim Porter defeated Ted Richards, Jr. on

the fourth hole of sudden death at BrentwoodCC. Richards, the 1954 and 1961 SCGAAmateur champion, was 51 years of agewhen he lost to Porter. The four-hole playoffis a record for the SCGA AmateurChampionship.

• 1992: Craig Steinberg won his third SCGAAmateur title by defeating Bob Clark on thefirst extra hole at Fairbanks Ranch CC. It wasthe third consecutive year that Clark hadbeen a runner-up, and Steinberg became justthe fifth player to capture back-to-back titles.

• 1996: Kevin Marsh defeated Pat Duncan onthe second extra hole at Santa Maria CC.

• 2002: Nico Bollini defeated defending cham-pion John Merrick and Mike Lavery byeagling the second hole of the first three-wayplayoff in SCGA Amateur history.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDSn LOW ROUND:• 62: Tiger Woods at Hacienda GC, 1994

(8 under par)• 63: Jorge Corral at Santa Ana CC, 1995

(8 under par)• 64: Duffy Waldorf at Stockdale CC, 1994

(7 under par)n Low Nine:• 29: Duffy Waldorf in 1982 at Stockdale CC.

Waldorf made seven birdies and two pars onthe back nine and finished with 35-29 — 64.He was runner-up by a shot in the tourna-ment to Mark Blakely.

• 30: Tiger Woods in 1994 at Hacienda GC.Woods made par 4 on the first hole and thenposted seven consecutive 3s, before makingbogey 5 on the ninth hole. He finished 30-32 — 62.

YOUNGEST/OLDEST WINNERSn YOUNGEST:• 17 - Paul Hunter was 17 years, 4 months old

when he won the 1908 SCGA Amateur, thefirst of his five championships.

• 18 - Doug Clarke of La Jolla (2/2/59) won atLa Jolla CC in 1977; Tiger Woods (12/30/75)won at Hacienda GC in 1994; Al Geiberger(9/1/37) won the first of his two titles in 1956at Santa Ana CC.

n OLDEST:• 53: Bruce McCormick when he won his third

SCGA Amateur title in 1963 at Hillcrest CC,15 years after his second victory.

• 52: John Richardson when he won the SCGAAmateur in 1973. He was also one of just 13people to win both the SCGA and CaliforniaAmateur Championship, having won the lat-ter in 1961. In 1987, Richardson — then 66 —won the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPHistorical Notes (continued)

WINNERS ON THEIR HOME COURSEName.............................Club ..............................YearsWalter Fairbanks .........Los Angeles......1901, 03, 05Sterling Liness .............Los Angeles..................1907Norman Macbeth ........Los Angeles ..................1911E. S. Armstrong ...........Midwick........................1915R. J. Cash, Jr..................Los Angeles..................1918E. H. Seaver..................Los Angeles..................1920Paul Hunter..................Annandale....................1924Johnny Dawson ...........Lakeside........................1944Jerry Douglas ...............Victoria..........................1949Jim Ferrie ......................Virginia .........................1951Larry Brown.................San Gabriel ...................1964Richard Davies ............Annandale....................1965Greg Pitzer ...................Riviera...........................1967John Richardson ..........El Niguel.......................1973Doug Clarke.................La Jolla ..........................1977

SCGA AMATEUR / CALIFORNIA AMATEUR WINNERSSCGA Calif. Am.

Name Years Years1Paul Hunter .................1908-09, 21, 24, 26....1920-211George Von Elm.........1925, 27 .........................19251David Martin..............1931................................19312Charles Seaver............1934................................1933Jack Gaines...................1932, 37 .........................1935Roger Kelly ..................1936 ..........................1937-381Johnny Dawson..........1942, 44-45, 63 ..............1942Bruce McCormick ......1947-48, 63...............1945-46Bob Gardner.................1946 .........................1947, 50Vern Callison................1957................................1959John Richardson ..........1973................................1961Todd Demsey...............1993................................1992Charlie Wi ....................1995................................1990Tim Hogarth.................1999................................2004

1Won titles in the same year2Held titles at the same time (through the

1930s, the SCGA Amateur was played earlier in the year than the California Amateur).

SCGA AMATEUR/PACIFIC COAST AMATEUR WINNERS

SCGA Pacific CoastName Years Years1Mark Pfeil ...................1972 .........................1972, 741Todd Demsey .............1993................................1993

1Won titles in the same year

SCGA AMATEUR/U.S. AMATEUR WINNERSSCGA U.S. Am.

Name Years YearsGeorge Von Elm ..........1925, 27 .........................19261Tiger Woods................1994.....................1994-95-96

1Won titles in the same year

SCGA AMATEUR/U.S. OPEN WINNERSSCGA U.S. Open

Name Years YearsTiger Woods .................1994 ...................2000, 01, 02

SCGA AMATEUR/U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS WINNERS

SCGA PublinksName Years YearsPat Abbot......................1941................................1936Smiley Quick................1940, 43 .........................1946Bruce McCormick .......1947-48, 63 ....................1937Ted Richards, Jr............1954, 61 .........................1953Tim Hogarth.................2004................................1996

SCGA AMATEUR/U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR WINNERSSCGA Sr. Am.

Name Years YearsJohn Richardson ..........1973................................1987

SCGA AMATEUR/U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR WINNERSSCGA Jr. Am.

Name Years YearsTiger Woods .................1994.....................1991-92-93

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPOther Notes of Interest

n Two players — George Von Elm in 1925 andCharles Seaver in 1933-34 — held the SCGAAmateur, California Amateur and NorthernCalifornia GA Amateur titles at the same time(the SCGA Amateur preceded the CaliforniaAmateur in 1934 to make Seaver’s feat possi-ble).

n Three SCGA presidents — Everett H. Seaver(1928), Norman Macbeth (1929) and JohnnyDawson (1951) — have also won the SCGAAmateur Championship.

n One father and son combination — EverettSeaver (1920) and Charles Seaver (1934) —have won the SCGA Amateur championship.OF NOTE: Everett is the grandfather andCharles is the father of baseball Hall of Famepitcher Tom Seaver.

Three other father-son combinations came close: • Mac Hunter, son of 1923 champion Willie

Hunter, lost to Bruce McCormick 1 up in1947.

• Kemp Richardson lost a sudden-death playoffin 1966 to John Jacobs, then finished in a tiefor second in 1968, five shots behind BarryJaeckel; Richardson’s father, John, won theSCGA Amateur in 1973.

• Joe Simpson of Stardust CC finished one shotback of Tony Sills of Riviera in the 1976SCGA Amateur at California CC. The follow-ing year, his son, Scott — the NCAA champi-on who would later win the 1987 U.S. Open— finished a shot back of Doug Clarke at LaJolla CC.

n Tim Hogarth is the only player to have wonCalifornia’s three major amateur titles: SCGAAmateur (2004), California Amateur (1999)and SCGA Mid-Amateur (1999).

n SCGA President Bill Cunerty is the golf coachat Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. He isthe only coach to have won CaliforniaCommunity College state championships inthree sports: football, women’s golf andmen’s golf.

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPExempt Players

1. The past 10 SCGA Amateur Champions (1995-2004):2004 – Tim Hogarth 1999 – John Pate2003 – Roy Moon* 1998 – Greg Padilla*2002 – Nico Bollini 1997 – Craig Steinberg2001 – John Merrick** 1996 – Kevin Marsh*2000 – Scott McGihon 1995 – Charlie Wi**

2. The past 10 CGA Amateur Champions (1995-2004)2004 – Spencer Levin** 1999 – Tim Hogarth2003 – Patrick Nagle** 1998 – Ed Cuff2002 – Eddie Heinen** 1997 – Jason Gore**2001 – Darryl Donovan** 1996 – Mark Johnson**2000 – Nick Jones** 1995 – Jeff Sanday**

3. 2004 SCGA Amateur Championship (Top 10 finishers):Tim Hogarth, Jason Bittick, James Popoff, Craig Steinberg, Scott McGihon, John Pate, Tony Behrstock, Steve Conway*, Greg Lopez, Don Dubois, Roy Moon*, David BartmanBen Miller

4. 2004 SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship (Top 5 finishers):Mantor Hays**, David Bartman, Craig Steinberg, David Schnider, Ed Cuff

5. 2004 SCGA Senior Amateur Champion:Steve Bogan

6. 2005 CGA Senior Amateur Champion: Not Eligible7. 2005 CIF-SCGA High School Champion:

Brett Kanda8. 2005 CGA Match Play Qualifiers:

Chris Heintz*, Mike Rowe, Edward McGlasson*, John Pate, Brad Shaw, Doug Miller, Don DuBois, John McClure*, Josh Warthen, Scott McGihon, Eric Riehle*, Ed Cuff, Pete Roberts

9. 2004 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur (Match Play Qualifiers):Chris Heintz*, Jordan Nasser, Michael Turner, Tim Hogarth, John Adams, John McClure*Robert Keller, Scott Crawshaw, Sihwan Kim*, Gary Havro

10. 2005 U.S. Open Championship Qualifiers:none

11. 2004 SCGA Tournament of Club Champions (Championship Flight):Gerry Simoni

12. Current Club Champion of Tijeras Creek Golf Club:Leigh Cook

13. President’s ExemptionDave Honerkamp

14. Current Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur ChampionKevin Kim

* = Not Playing** = Not Eligible

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPPlayers of Note

DAVID BARTMAN — Residence: Brentwood; Club: Brentwood CC Age: 34; School: UCSB (1994).Highlights: 2004 SCGA Mid-Am — 3rd; 2004 SCGA Am — 8th; 2004 California Am — Rd of 16.Former NIKE Tour professional

STEVE BOGAN — Residence: Placentia; Club: Industry Hills GC; Age: 56Highlights: 2004 SCGA Senior Amateur champion; 2004 U.S. Senior Am — match play; 1987California Amateur medalist

NICO BOLLINI — Residence: Yorba Linda; Club: Yorba Linda CC; Age: 22; School: USC (2005)Highlights: 2002 SCGA Amateur champion; 2001 Argentine Amateur champion; 2003 SCGA Amateur — 3rd

SCOTT CRAWSHAW — Residence: Pasadena; Club: Brookside GC; Age: 41Highlights: 2003 SCGA Four-Ball Champion (with Jeffrey Payne)

ED CUFF — Residence: Rancho Santa Fe; Club: The Farms GC; Age: 43Highlights: 1998 California Amateur champion; 1994, 2001 SCGA Four-Ball champion (with BobClark); 1994 California Amateur runnerup; 2002 SCGA Mid-Amateur runnerup; 2002, 2004 CaliforniaAmateur quarterfinalist; 1984 U.S. Am quarterfinalist; 2004 SCGA Mid-Am — 4th

DON DUBOIS (DuBois) — Residence: Newport Beach; Club: Big Canyon CC; Age 46Highlights: 2005 California Amateur champion (second oldest winner in history); 2002 CaliforniaAmateur medalist; 1980 Arizona Amateur champion

TIM HOGARTH — Residence: Northridge; Club: Woodland Hills CC; Age: 39Highlights: 2004 SCGA Amateur champion; 1999 California Amateur champion; 1999 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion; 1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion; 1997 Masters participant; 1997California Amateur medalist; 1996, 1999-2001 Los Angeles City champion (first four-time winner; firstto win three consecutive titles); 1999, 2000, 2005 Kelly Cup champion; 2000 Stocker Cup champion;2004-2005 SCGA Foursomes champion (with John Pate)

BRETT KANDA — Residence: La Crescenta; Club: Oakmont CC; Age: 18; School: Flintridge PrepHighlights: 2005 CIF-SCGA High School Boys champion. NOTE: has golf scholarship to UNLV

KEVIN KIM — Residence: Jamul; Club: Tijeras Creek GC; Age: 19; School: Saddleback CCHighlights: 2005 California Community College champion; 2005 Rancho Santa Margarita Amateurchampion

SCOTT McGIHON — Residence: Bermuda Dunes; Club: Avondale; Age: 37Highlights: 2000 SCGA Amateur champion; 2002 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion; 2004 Trans-Mississippi Mid-Amateur champion; 2001 California Amateur semifinalist; 1999, 2004, 2005California Amateur quarterfinalist; 1997 SCGA Mid-Amateur runnerup. NOTE: boys golf coach atLa Quinta High School

106th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPPlayers of Note (continued)

JOHN PATE — Residence: Santa Barbara; Club: The Valley Club; Age: 45Highlights: 1999 SCGA Amateur champion; 1995 California Amateur runner-up; 2000 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion; 2004-2005 SCGA Foursomes Champion (with Tim Hogarth). NOTE: brother ofPGA Tour player Steve Pate

JEFFREY PAYNE — Residence: Garden Grove; Club: Brookside GC; Age: 42Highlights: 2003 SCGA Four-Ball champion (with Scott Crawshaw)

CRAIG STEINBERG — Residence: Oak Park; Club: Woodland Hills CC; Age: 47Highlights: 1988, 1991, 1992 and 1997 SCGA Amateur champion (one of three players to win four ormore SCGA Amateur titles); 1996, 2001 SCGA Mid-Amateur champion; 1998-1999 U.S. Mid-Amateursemifinalist; 1994, 2001 Pasadena City Amateur champion; 1998 Los Angeles City Amateur champion

MICHAEL TURNER — Residence: Sherman Oaks; Club: Woodland Hills CC; Age: 48Highlights: 2004 Kelly Cup champion; 1987, 1990, 1997 Los Angeles City Amateur Champion; 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000 So. Cal. Publinks Champion; 2004 U.S. Mid-Am Round of 16

BRAD UPTGRAF — Residence: Valencia; Club: Valencia CC; Age: 24Highlights: 2004 SCGA Four-Ball champion (with Tucker Brown); 2003 Los Angeles City Amateurchampion; 2004 L.A. City Am runnerup

JOSHUA WARTHEN — Residence: Pismo Beach; Club: Cypress Ridge GC; Age: 25; School: San Diego StateHighlights: 2003 Southern California Community College individual champion; 2003 CaliforniaCommunity College individual runnerup

105th SCGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPMedia Information

REPORTING SCORESFriday, July 8

Saturday, July 9

Sunday, July 10

LIVE SCORINGSTORIES, SCORES, PHOTOS

PHOTOS

ON SITE AT TIJERAS CREEKMedia Room

Media Coverage

PHONESPrior to July 8

July 8-10

First two rounds of SCGA Amateur Championship. Scores and a story will be transmitted about 8 p.m.Third round. Scores and a story will be transmitted about 2 p.m.FINAL ROUND. Scores and a story will be transmitted about 3 p.m.

Hole-by-hole scoring at www.scga.org.On the SCGA web site: www.scga.org/tourney/hotlist.cgi.

We can supply you with photos; let us know as far in advance aspossible if you would like this done. Photos will be 4-color JPEGin high resolution.

A media room with telephone and DSL access will be availableadjacent to the golf shop. Please limit cell phone usage to themedia room only.

Let us know ahead of time, if possible, if you’re coming. Parkingis available at the club.

Bob Thomas, Senior Director of CommunicationsOffice: 818/980-8896, ext. 323Home: 323/257-3817Cell: 818/209-4635Mike Peck, Assistant Editor, FORE MagazineOffice: 818/980-8896, ext. 324Patrick Wilder, Communications ManagerOffice: 818/980-8896, ext. 331

Bob Thomas cell phone818/209-4635

Patrick Wilder cell phone818/472-9721

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